Cervical cancer is commonly associated with HPV infection. But some cases are found in people who test negative for HPV. There’s currently no clear definition for this type of cervical cancer.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes most cases of cervical cancer. However, other factors such as smoking, having a weak immune system, and long-term use of birth control pills can increase a person’s ...

Cervical cancer is preventable with screening and vaccination approaches; however, access to these preventative measures is limited both nationally and globally and thus many women will still develop ...

Women with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are six times more likely to develop cervical cancer than women without HIV. In fact, HIV is responsible for around 5% of all cervical cancer cases ...

To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from ...

High-income countries that initiated widespread administration of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in the mid-2000s ...

Public health has been waiting two decades1,2 for signs that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination prevents deaths, not only precancerous lesions and cancer. Studies in countries where HPV ...